Drapetomaniax: Unshackled History1 Aug 2023

Who Was the First African American Part 2 (featuring Brandon Victor Dixon and Angelica Ross)

Last week, Conquistador Juan Garrido helped Michael establish that Africans arrived in America as early as the 1500’s. But who was the first African American? This week we meet explorer Esteban The Moor (aka Black Steve), and a representative for The Collective of enslaved Africans who arrived and resisted. Drapetomaniax is created by Michael Harriot in collaboration between OtherTone, Sony Music Entertainment and Queer Media. This episode featured: Spokesperson Angelica Ross Voice of God Charlemagne tha God Black Steve Brandon Victor Dixon Special thanks to our voice actors: Spokesperson Andrea O’Brien Vives Juan Garrido Jason Vives Game Show Host Panama Jackson Red Carpet Host Noleca Radway Contestant Danielle Solomon Geraldo Roderick Morrow Audience Member 1 Gillianne Roberts-Atkinson Audience Member 2 JoAnn Deluna Audience Member 3 Audrey Anderson Native 1 David van Delden Native 2 Dallas Rico Diego Velasquez Andy Tarradath Executive Producers Pharrell Williams, Scott Vener, Noleca Radway, and Moses Soyoola Senior Producer Janicia Francis Managing Producer JoAnn DeLuna Production Coordinator Homero Radway Production Assistant Gilianne Roberts-Atkinson Writers Silas Miami, Dallas Rico, Roderick Morrow, Danielle Solomon and Randolph Terrence Sound Engineer Marcellino van Callias Fact checker LaPorsche Thomas Music Supervisor Timmhotep Aku Music Supervisor Patricia Wangechi Kihoro Theme Song Freedom by Pharell Williams This episode features Ninety6 by Black Noi$e, Bottled Drizzy Tears by Suzi Analogue, Sexy by Vallerie Muthoni and music by Humphrey Dennis, Chad Milner and Rashad Moultrie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Many Beefs of Ida B. Wells (featuring Georgia Me and Karen Morrow)

Arguably, best investigative journalist of her time, 19th-century trailblazer, anti lynching champion and a force to be reckoned with. From her days in the Deep South to her fearless exposés, we’re b...

7 Nov 202334min

Making Black AF History (featuring Pharrell Williams and John Legend)

In this episode before the season finalé… Join Michael as he goes behind the scenes to meet the people who make the Drapetomaniax: Unshackled History podcast at the cast’s wrap party. Drapetomaniax...

31 Okt 202340min

Mary Ellen Pleasant: Black Capitalist (featuring Touré, Diamond Stylz, and Jody Simms)

Can you name the 19th century Black woman entrepreneur who funded hundreds of Black people to flee from slavery? Mary Ellen Pleasant reported in 1875 a net worth of 30 million US dollars. Which today...

24 Okt 202335min

Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Woman Who Invented Rock & Roll (featuring Lynnée Denise and Reagan Gomez)

Who really invented rock n roll? The facts are clear—it was Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Black queer gospel-influenced rock and roll Beyoncé of the 1930s and ‘40s. Music legends like Elvis Presley and J...

17 Okt 202337min

Boley, Oklahoma: A Black Town In The American West (featuring Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tiffany Cross, and OlaRonke Akinmowo)

Have you heard about Boley, Oklahoma - the town that wished a motherfucker would? Boley was a thriving, black town founded by Abigail McCormick who had inherited the land where Boley was founded from ...

3 Okt 202331min

For Us, By Us

In this special behind the scenes episode, Drapetomaniax producers Gillianne, Janicia and Noleca answer some of our biggest listener questions, and discuss the politics behind making this groundbreaki...

26 Sep 202333min

Afeni Shakur On Trial: How To Get Away With Drapetomania (featuring MeLa Machinko)

In the midst of the Black Power movement of the 1960’s, the US government launched a campaign of terror against the Black Panther Party. In 1969, the NYPD raided the homes of multiple members. Twenty-...

19 Sep 202333min

Robert F. WIlliams and The Kissing Case (featuring Bob the Drag Queen)

Live from the Drapetomaniax Library of Black History, in a special storytime episode, Michael is joined by Bob the Drag Queen to shed light on the harrowing tale of how civil rights leader and founder...

12 Sep 202332min